ChowTracker vs Heavy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChowTracker
This app helps you manage your nutrition and achieve your health goals through personalized insights and easy logging. Track meals, water, weight, and gain smart feedback on your eating habits. Unlock advanced features for a comprehensive wellness journey.
- Personalized nutrition goals
- Quick meal and water logging
- Extensive food database
- Progress tracking with charts
- Smart insights on eating patterns
- Customizable meal saving
- Weight and sleep tracking
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ChowTracker: Nutrition & Meal Tracking Take control of your nutrition with ChowTracker, the intelligent food tracking app designed to make healthy eating simple and sustainable. Whether you're managing weight, building muscle, or improving overall wellness, ChowTracker provides personalised nutrition insights tailored to your unique goals. KEY FEATURES: • Personalised Nutrition Goals - Get custom calorie and macro targets based on your body, activity level, and goals • Quick Logging - Easily log meals, water intake, and weight with our intuitive interface • Food Database - Access thousands of foods with complete nutritional information • Progress Tracking - Monitor your journey with detailed charts and statistics • Smart Insights - Receive feedback on your eating patterns and nutrient balance • Custom Meals - Save your favourite meal combinations for faster future logging • Weight Tracking - Track your weight changes over time with visual progress charts • Daily Summaries - Get a clear breakdown of your daily nutrition at a glance PREMIUM FEATURES: • Barcode Scanner - Instantly log packaged foods by scanning their barcodes • Advanced Nutrient Tracking - Monitor micronutrients, vitamins, and minerals • Water Tracker - Set hydration goals and track your daily water intake • Sleep Tracking - Log your sleep to understand its impact on nutrition and wellness • Advanced Progress Reports - Access detailed insights and analytics about your nutrition journey • Fasting Mode - Switch to fasting mode to lock the app and only log what matters during your fast (water, sleep and exercise) ChowTracker respects your privacy. We don't sell your data or show advertisements. Your health information stays private and secure. Download ChowTracker today and take the first step toward healthier, more mindful eating! Privacy Policy: https://chowtracker.co.uk/privacy.php Terms of Use: https://chowtracker.co.uk/terms.php https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Powered by fatsecret nutrition API’ (www.fatsecret.com)
Heavy
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What if your phone got heavier every time you picked it up? Heavy turns your screen time into physical weight. The more you use your phone, the heavier it becomes. Not a lecture. Not a chart. A feeling. Tap "Check My Phone's Weight" and Heavy reads your screen time, calculates a weight in kilograms, and delivers escalating haptic pulses so you literally feel the heaviness in your hand. A feather at 15 minutes. A brick at 3 hours. A black hole at 12. This isn't another screen time app that shows you a number and hopes you care. People don't change because of information. They change because of reframing. Heavy reframes your usage as something physical, tangible, and slightly uncomfortable. HOW IT WORKS Your phone starts each day at 0.5kg. Every hour of screen time adds 0.3kg. Heavy reads your actual Screen Time data and converts it into one of seven weight levels: - Feather (under 30 min) - Pebble (under 1.5 hours) - Brick (under 3 hours) - Dumbbell (under 5 hours) - Anchor (under 8 hours) - Boulder (under 12 hours) - Black Hole (12+ hours) Each level has its own haptic signature. Light taps for a feather. Deep, heavy thuds for a boulder. You feel the difference before you see the number. THE WEIGHT CHECK RITUAL Heavy is designed for one moment: the pause before you start scrolling. Open the app, check the weight, feel the haptics. That's it. A two-second ritual that makes you conscious of what you're about to do. WEIGHT HISTORY Track how your phone's weight changes over time. See your last 7 days for free, or unlock 30 days with Heavy Pro. Watch the pattern. Are your weekends heavier? Is Tuesday always a feather? The weight tells a story that hours and minutes never could. HEAVY PRO Unlock your full weight history with a single purchase. No subscription. No recurring charges. Just one payment to see 30 days of weight data and support independent development. PRIVACY Heavy uses Apple's Screen Time API to read your total daily usage. It never sees which apps you use, which websites you visit, or what you do on your phone. It only knows one number: total screen time. That's all it needs. DESIGNED WITH INTENTION Minimalist interface. No bright colours. No gamification. No streaks to maintain. No guilt trips. Just a clean, monochrome experience that lets the weight speak for itself. Inspired by the behavioral science of Rory Sutherland: the best interventions don't inform you - they reframe what you already know. Your phone is heavy. Pick it up and feel it. RESOURCES: Privacy Policy: https://pragmathema.com/#heavy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ChowTracker at 15.1 against Heavy's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ChowTracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Heavy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | ChowTracker | Heavy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (861 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 861 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jamie Botham | Nikola Knezevic |
In-app purchases
ChowTracker
- ChowTracker Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- ChowTracker Annual Premium$34.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$49.99
Heavy
- Unlock Pro$4.99









